Two homeless in El Cajon blaze

EL CAJON – Two people were left homeless Thursday night after a fire destroyed their mobile home, fire officials said.

The fire began around 7:39 p.m. in the Villa Novia mobile home park on South Orange Avenue near Orange Court. Investigators said the fire appeared to be caused by an electrical problem, said fire department spokeswoman Monica Zech.

It took El Cajon and La Mesa firefighters around 11 minutes to control the blaze, which was kept to a single mobile home. The fire caused about $100,000 damage. "It was a total loss," Zech said.

Zech said the Red Cross was providing temporary housing shelter for the husband and wife who were displace.